St. Ann's Warehouse's A LIFE IN THREE ACTS Closes

Mark Ravenhill and Bette Bourne's two man play, "A Life in Three Acts" comes to St. Ann's Warehouse for a limited run ending March 28.  

With honesty, humour and occasionAl Anger, performer Bette Bourne tells playwright Mark Ravenhill about his life. The story moves from a post-war childhood, to the Gay Liberation Front, life in a drag commune and on to to the creation of the ground-breaking Bloolips comedy troupe and beyond. The piece, in three parts, marks a series of events in Bette's life to reveal a portrait of an amazing individual and a celebration of the struggles and achievements of gay liberation. The performance is based on edited transcripts of a series of long, private conversations, a recreation on stage of two friends reminiscing about one of their lives.

Mark Ravenhill's most famous plays include Shopping and F*cking (first performed in 1996), Some Explicit Polaroids (1999) and Mother Clap's Molly House (2001). He made his acting debut in his monologue Product, at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He often writes for the The Guardian arts section.

Bette Bourne has acted in most of the leading theatres in Britain. Over the past decade he has been lauded for his work with Neil Bartlett both as the castrato-diva star of "Sarrasine" and as Lord Henry Wooton in "The Picture of Dorian Gray". In 1995 he won the Manchester Evening News Award for his performance as Lady Bracknell in "The Importance of Being Earnest" (a credit he shares in common with Quentin Crisp). Most recently he appeared as Rock Hudson's agent in "Rock" at the Oval House; "Vortex" at the Donmar Warehouse (for which he won the Clarence Derwent Award), "Pericles" at the Lyric Hammersmith, "Skin of Our Teeth" at the Young Vic and as the Nurse in "Romeo and Juliet" at Shakespeare's Globe. Bette is also famous for his celebrated queer comedy ensemble Bloolips, with whom he won two OBIES. He received his third OBIE for Resident Alien.

For over 27 years, St. Ann's Warehouse has commissioned, produced and presented an eclectic body of innovative productions that meet at the intersection of theater and rock and roll. Since 2001, the organization has helped vitalize the emerging Brooklyn waterfront neighborhood of DUMBO, where St. Ann's Warehouse at 38 Water Street has become one of New York City's most important and compelling live performance destinations. Through its signature multi-artist concerts and ground-breaking music and theater collaborations, St. Ann's continues to celebrate the panoramic traditions of American and world cultures, with forays into contemporary forms including new commissions and multi-disciplinary theatrical presentations.  For more information visit stannswarehouse.org.

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